The Public Record
What politiciansactually said.
A searchable archive of 1,266,000+ cited political quotes.
On this day
November 5
234 years ago · 1792
“The prosperous state of our revenue has been intimated.”
— George Washington
117 years ago · 1909
“But the next time I come to South Carolina I expect to dine with the ladies and the gentlemen.”
— Bill Taft
95 years ago · 1931
“I trust that your convention may give impetus to the development of inland waterways and a coordinated system of transportation.”
— Herbert Hoover